I believe everyone should watch the program “Media Watch” on ABC TV on a regular basis . It helps to make us aware that whatever the media says is not always true and can instead be misleading. It is an important reminder to us that we should not believe everything we hear and read from all forms of media . It can teach us to be discerning about what we read and hear and to realise that much of what is presented to us from the media often has personal interest groups and financial backing from particular parties and media owners involved. It can also alert us to propaganda bias and untruths that can be perpetrated to us through the media.

Let us try to take a step back and think for ourselves instead of being automatically brainwashed by whatever the media says. It can also be wise to obtain our information or news from a variety of reputable sources and not just from sensationalised or commercial ones.

The program “Media Watch” can be viewed on ABC1 TV on Monday 9.20pm and repeated on Wed 12.25 am

I found a website featuring wonderful cake decorating creations which are like artistic masterpieces. Take a look . It is guaranteed to bring a smile on your face as you look in wonder and awe at such skill and creativity. The creator also came 2nd in 2 categories at the Royal Easter Show. Enjoy!

I think Post Offices should be open on Saturdays especially for those people who work 9-5pm on weekdays who may not get time in their lunch hour to go to the Post Office for any major visits or jobs.

The lunch hour at work was formerly used for the purpose of having lunch and a rest or break from work. However because a lot of services are not open on Saturdays the lunch hour has often become the time of day when workers have to try and cram in all their personal business they have to do.

The only other time to do this is when they have a day off. Perhaps this is why some people take sick days off – so they can do all their personal business and errands they cannot cram into their 30 minute lunch break.

I have become aware of the need for hearing aid technology to advance in a much bigger way. There is so much research that goes into making computers faster and more clever and yet the production of hearing aids seems to be still quite far behind.

This is what is needed:-

Hearing aids which can help to eliminate background noise so it is more comfortable and pleasant for the wearers to use. They should also be made cheaper and more affordable instead of the astronomical prices that have to be paid for them at present. Surely in this day and age more advanced and high tech hearing aids should have been developed by now. BTW this is not for myself but for people I know who have to wear these contraptions.

Also I believe there is a great need for someone to design a good touch sensitive keyboard that can fold up and collapse into a suitcase which is lightweight and easily carried by female solo artist musicians and singers. But it has to be a decent light weight keyboard not just a roll out foam version which is on the market at present . I can’t see that this would be overly difficult for industrial designers today.

If any of you inventors or designers out there do come up with a neeeded solution please contact me.

Newly weds? About to be married? Or just expanding the needs of a growing family? You might find a useful freebie in the form of a household item or piece of furniture at the website http://www.ozrecycle.com/ “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure” – so say dedicated green recyclers. On the other hand if you feel you need to get rid of something in your home but find it’s still too good to end up as land fill, you could donate it here for someone else to find good use for it, making it a win-win for everybody.

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRSTEmergencyThe Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112.

If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECONDHave you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone…

Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end.

Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you.

Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

THIRDHidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#
Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.

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